Lifting-jack.



W. GHIES.

LIFTING JACK. APfLlcATloN FILED JAN.17.|917.

19mm .m 29,1918'.

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LIr'rING-JACK.

To all whom t may concern.'

' -Be it known that l, WILLIAM GRIEs, a

' .such as heavy motor trucks,

out of mud holes and ditches, as well as for citizen of the United States, Newark, in the county of Essex-and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lifting-Jacks,v

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lifting jacks, and more particularly to van improved jack so organized and so arranged as to be especially applicable for use as an emergency jack for automobiles of the heavy truck type To this end, the invention contemplates a novel and practical device which lmay be rigidly secured to the wheel of`-a vehicle, to lift the same ordinary jacking purposes. Ordinarily, automobile jacks are so constructed as to engage the axle of the machine to lift the same ofi' the ground, However, when the machine is ditched or a wheel or wheels' deeply sunk into the mud, it is impossible, as a rule to place a jack beneath the axle, or obtain a firm surface on which to rest the jack. Accordingly, `the present invention purposes to provide a device which may be readily secured to andzoperated from the outer side of a wheel, thereby not only facilitating the manipulation of. the device, but also affording a stable and convenient point of attachment tothe vehicle, while at the same time enabling the operator to more readily obtain a rm base or ground to support the jack.

A further object of the invention is to provide a strong, durable and reliable construction which is particularly adapted for heavy work, and which may be easily and quickly applied, and on the other hand,

readily removed and stored for future'use.

With the above and other objects in view. rrwhich will more readily appear as the nature ofthe invention is better understood,

the same consistsin the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and-v claimed.

5o A preferred and practical embodiment of Specification of Letters Patent.

residing at the invention is illustrated in `the accompanying drawings, in whi'ch- Figure l is a side elevation of my improved jack, applied to a vvehicle wheel which is shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig.`1.

Fig. 3 is a detail cross-sectional View on the line 3-3 of F ig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a `detail 'side elevation of one modification.

Similar references designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying the present invention into effeet, it is proposed to utilize a metallic frame work, which, although primarily constructed for strength and stability, is nevertheless, relativelylight and easily handled. Accordingly, it is proposed( to employ a lifting beam l, which as shown, is preferably hollow and formed' of. angle bars, which are securely fastened together to provide a channel formation. One end of this beam -1 has secured thereto,l by means lof the angle brackets 2, a relatively stout wheel-engaging member i Patented vllaun. 29, 191W. appncatiun mea January 17, 1917. seria-1 No. 142,345.

erably of angular cross-section, and includes the bearing flange 4l having a rounded outer edge portion, and the attachingflange 5 to which latter flange, one Wing of the angle brackets 2 is secured. I

From the construction described, it fwill be observed that the horizontally disposed lifting beam l is provided with or carries the member 3 which engages with the spokes of the wheel and in order'to provide a sim` ple and effective means for holding the parts 0f the may conveniently consist of the upper flange 4 engaging at one side ofthe spokes, and a separate clamping plate engaging at the opposite side of the spokes, and clamping bolts connecting the two, as 'plainly shown in Fig. l of the drawings. requires the manipulation ofthe bolt 7 to pro# vide for attaching and detaching the main jack parts-to and from the wheel, and at the same time, the clamping elements are device inoperative relation to the .wheel, a clamp is employed. This clamp It simply so arranged with reference to the wheel engaging member 3 as to provide positive and reliable means for rigidly holding and clamping the member 3 in its wheel engaging position with the main lifting beam 1 outstanding therefrom in the position shown in Fig'. 1 of the drawings.

To prevent all of the strain of lifting the vehicles from being imposed on the upper portion of the wheel, and perhaps injuring the spokes, the device also includes means for engaging the hub of the wheel, whereby somev i of the lifting stress is transferred to the hub,

as will be observed from Figs. 1 and This means consists of a bracket element B, depending from the underside of the flange 5 of the wheel engaging member 3, and preferably comprises the separate strap members 8 whose. upper ends 9 are securely bolted to the underside of the flange 5, while their intermediate portions are oppositely bowed to provide a'substantially circular hub clamp 10. As will be seen from Fig. Q, the lower ends 11 of the strap members Shave connected thereto, by a bolt 12, one end of the angular brace elements 13, the upper ends of 1 which are secured as at 14 to an intermediate portion of the lifting .beam 1. In addition to connecting the brace members 13 to the lower ends 11 of the straps, the bolt 12 upon being tightened, draws the rounded hub .clamping portions 10 of thestraps into holding-position about the hub of the wheel, thus establishing the hold or grip ofthe entire device on the vehicle wheel.

As will be seen in Fig. 4, the upper ends of the angular brace elements 13 may be secured tothe lifting beam 1 at a point beyond the pivot 16 of the nut element 15, so that the nut element will be intermediate, or the brace elements 13 may be attached coincident with the pivot 16 of the nut.

Between the point of connection of the brace element 13 withthe beam and-the end thereof opposite the .engaging member 3, provision is made for receiving a llifting screw. That is to say, in the channel port-ion of the beam 1, there is mounted a nut element 15, which is carried on the pivots 16 in the opposite side walls of the beam 1, and

' receives the lifting screw 17 which projects (ill through an opening 18 in the upper portion of thebeam 1. This lifting screw 17 is preferably provided at its upper end ,With an operating handle 19, which is- `connected therewith by a, ratchet device-20, whereby the screw may be readily turned in the nut 15 to effect the-v desired lifting of the beam 1. t

llie lower end of the lifting screw is preferably rounded as at 21 and adapted to lit in a socket 2Q of an .abutment plate 23 and mounted on a relatively stout base 21, which is preferably a wooden block or plank, which provideiY a large and firm step for the screw to work against and to thereby give a\point of resistance for the lifting action of\the screw.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present construction provides a litling jack device which may be readily applied to the outer side of a vfniele wheel, whereby the lifting beam ilu-roof may be located near the highest point of the wheel so that in case the wheel is ditched or deep in the mud, ythe lifting point, that is, the point of connection of the screw with the nut 15 in the beam, will be above the surface of the earth in which the wheel is sunk, thereby making it possible to easily place a firm bearing member beneath the beam for the lifting screw to work against. That/ is to say, the lifting screw may be placed in the nut 15, so that only a small portion of the lower end thereof projects below the lower edge of the nut, and then the socket element carried by the plank or other bearing element brought up to the end of the' screw to thereby provide a firm and rigid point for the same to work against and exert its lifting force on the beam 1.

It will also be apparent that the present device provides for evenly and uniformly distributinv the lifting strain on the vehicle wheel, while at the saine time provides for rigid engagement with thewheel so that the entire device is not likely to beeomedisengaged from the wheel during thi;` lifting o eration. In this connection it will be ol)- served that a distinctive feature of the present invention resides in a novel lifting device which is applied to the outer side of the wheel at one end'of'the axle of :the vehicle, thus obtaining the advantage of the axle as a lever. with the wheel at the other end of the axle constituting the fulcrum of said lever by which the ditched wheel is lifted. '.Ihis feature of the invention is of practical importance and may be utilized to great advantage in the operation of lifting the.

ber having means-at one enda for engaging beneath a Wheel felly and also having means suspended therefrom to clampingly embrace a Wheel hub, and a lifting screw for the other end of said beam.

2. A lifting jack comprising a beam member carrying I a'wheel hub wearer et at one end a wheel bearing element adapted to have a lifting engagement with the felly of the wheel and also carrying engaging brace arranged below the wheel Abearing element, and a lifting sorew.- having a threaded engagement with the beam.

3. A lifting jack comprising a channel beam member carrying at one end a clamp and a wheel bearing element, said beam pivotally carrying near its opposite end portion a nut element, anda lifting screw engaging said nut element.

4. A lifting 'ack comprising a beam member having -w eel-felly and wheel-huben gaging means near one end, a pivotally supported nut element near the other end, a liftlng screw engaging with said nut and disposed at an angle .to the beam, a detachabler bearing socket for the lower end of said Screw, and ratchet operating means for the upper end'of said screw 5. A lifting jack l comprising a hollow -beam member, an angular felly-engaging member secured having spoke clamping means associated therewith, a nut element pivotally mounted between the walls of said beam, and a lift- -in'g screw engaged with said nut and disposed at an angle to said beam.

6. A lifting jack comprising a beam member, an angular felly-engaging member .Secured to one end of said beam, spoke clamping means carried by said engagingmember.

a depending hub-engaging bracket depend-l' ing from said engagmg member,an annular brace element connecting the lower end of vthe hub engagingbracket and the intermediate portion of the beam., a nut element holl to one end of said beam and pivotally carried between the walls of the ow beam member, and a lifting screw working in said nut.

7. A lifting jack comprising a channeled Gbeam member,V an angular engaging member secured to one end of said beam and having a rounded engaging outer edge portion, a .Spoke clamping plate, bolts fdr connecting said spoke clamping plate with the engaging member, a hub engaging bracket depending from one flange of said engaging member, an angular brace connecting the lower end of said hub-engaging bracket and the intermediate portion of said beam, a nut pivotally mounted between the walls of the channel beam, a lifting screw working in said nut and disposed at an angle to said beam, a separate bearing 'socket for one end of, said screw, and means at the other end of said screw for operating the same.

8.- A lifting device foraxle carried wheels comprising a beam member acting as' a lever and carrying at one end a clamp for engage ment with the wheel and also carrying at the same end a wheel bearing element adapted to engage beneath the wheel felly above the axle, said beam member projecting outwardly from the wheel so that the axle becomes a part of the lever, and lifting means operatively connected with the outer end portion of the beam for raising and lowering the same.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

wrLLmi/i earns.

Witnesses;

ROBERT B. BRADLEY, p GEORGE STADELMAN. 

